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Little dot MKV or Audio-gd C2?

post #1 of 7
8/23/10 at 12:03pm
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Hi there,

 

I have been looking at getting a dedicated headphone amp for quite a while to drive my HD650's and possibly some 600ohm DT880's in the near future.

I was about to buy the MKV but on reading up a bit more I found the Audio-gd C2.

 

Now i am down to these 2 amps, so is the C2 worth the extra cash? Any other recomendations are also welcome, but I am ideally looking for something solidstate and with 2 inputs.

Thanks for any input.

Neil

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post #2 of 7
8/23/10 at 12:19pm

Most likely.

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post #3 of 7
8/23/10 at 6:19pm
Thread Starter 

I am leaning more toward an MKV because it is cheaper, and seems to have a lot more positive feedback. Whereas i have found some who say the C2 is warm and even muffled.

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post #4 of 7
8/23/10 at 9:27pm

If you buy Audio-gd gear, they change quite a bit as they burn-in.  It is a bit of a rollercoaster ride.

The C-2 is an upgraded version of the C-2C.  I hope this thread helps you.  The C-2 is most likely your best bet.

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post #5 of 7
8/23/10 at 11:00pm

Ahh, my old first review.  Get the C2 I reckon (the successor to the C2C) and get a set of, say, LME49710 OPAMPs. They cost stuff-all and are way better than the default OPA2134s.  You can play around with different (single, not dual) OPAMPs with it if you're inclined to do so.  They all have a slightly different tonal balance, so you can play with tuning the sound this way.  The amp itself is in that mid-range bracket where the qualities of the Senn HD-6X0 series start to come out.

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post #6 of 7
8/23/10 at 11:27pm

LME49710 is from National Semiconductor, not Linear Technology, lol.


Edited by Mad Max - 8/23/10 at 11:29pm
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post #7 of 7
8/24/10 at 4:34am

Whoops, thanks for pointing out that mistake.  I edited my post. 

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